Carpet
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Title
Carpet
Description
A carpet with pattern in needle punched felt, sturdy enough for being used as a floor carpet. It can also be hung on walls. The carpet has both warming and sound damping qualities.
Creator
701,834
Source
craftedobjects
Date
2023
Contributor
iain
Language
Swedish
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
452
Alternative Title
Matta
Date Submitted
02/07/2025
Date Modified
04/07/2025
Extent
235cm x 130cm x 1cm
Spatial Coverage
current,59.729006,13.322161;
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Material
Sturdy needle punched felt with wool from the Northern European short-tailed sheep. The pattern is made of wool from Gotlandsheep (black wool) and Leistersheep
Natural Cultural
Cultural
Craft
fibre and textile crafts
Tool
Felting machine, dish soap, olive soap, water, wooden rod
Place
Skacksjö 13, Östra Ämtervik, Sweden
Material Source
Felt: Filtmakeriet, filtmakeriet.se, Wool: Åddebo ull: addeboull.com
Technique
Wet felting with a felting machine that Haglund's husband built (see video)
Function
Either a carpet or a wall decoration. As a warming, beautifying element or sound absorbant.
Creation Purpose
It's a product development from Haglund's previous work with seat cushions (see RV_AR_07), but scaled.
Production Quality
About 5/year
Conecept
Carpets have been used to heat floors and provide comfort indoors. As decorations indoors.
External ID
RV_AR_09
Citation
701,834, “Carpet,” VERAP, accessed July 5, 2025, https://culturality.museum/omeka/items/show/779.
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